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Use of Social Networking Sites by College Library Users of Goa: A Study


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1 Librarian Government College of Arts Science & amp; Commerce Sanquelim Goa, India
 

Present study is conducted to evaluate the frequency of visiting social networking sites and the devices used by college students and to find out the basic need and importance of using social networking sites and to explore various measures of awareness amongst students regarding the privacy policy, risk and problems faced in using social networking sites for library information needs. ”

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SNS, ICT , College Librray and Student Users.
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  • Use of Social Networking Sites by College Library Users of Goa: A Study

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Samir Rama Fatte
Librarian Government College of Arts Science & amp; Commerce Sanquelim Goa, India

Abstract


Present study is conducted to evaluate the frequency of visiting social networking sites and the devices used by college students and to find out the basic need and importance of using social networking sites and to explore various measures of awareness amongst students regarding the privacy policy, risk and problems faced in using social networking sites for library information needs. ”

Keywords


SNS, ICT , College Librray and Student Users.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32344/jld%2Fv9%2Fi1%2F2023%2F27-42